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ROSS v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

No. 46311.

539 P.2d 731 (1975)

Mary ROSS, Appellee, v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Appellant, and Lester Cummings, d/b/a American Building of Ada d/b/a Cummings and Cummings, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied September 9, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stipe, Gossett, Stipe & Harper, Oklahoma City, for appellee Mary Ross.

J.A. O'Toole, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

DOOLIN, Justice.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained when plaintiff tripped over a board in a barricade erected to protect the elevator hoistway where defendant Otis Elevator Company (Otis) was replacing the old elevator with a new one.

Plaintiff testified that she had entered the American Building, owned by defendant Cummings, intending to visit a tenant on the fourth floor. Two employees...

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